Matchable bearing



July 30, 1939.

H. E. BRUNNE R" MATCHABLE BEARING Filed March 23, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 23 2L3 L a 4 2 14 a 3 4 r 2 g 42 4 5/ 2 4 a2 4' /7 B A z I? B ,4 .B B H B 4 B 1; B 14 Q L g k L h INVENTOR BY Haroldfl Brunner July 30, 1929. H. E. BRUNNER MATCHABLE BEARING 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOB HaroldEBrunner Filed March 23, 1927 A; ATTORNEY.

Patented July 30, 192.

UNITED TES PATENT OFFICE.

HAROLD E. BRUNNEB, OF MAMARONECK, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE HESS-BRIGHT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVAN 31A, A GQR-IPOM- "SIGN OF DELAWARE.

MATCHABLE BEARING.

'Application filed larch 23, 1927. Serial No. 177,478.

eference is made to the accompanying drawings for a more complete understanding of the invention, in which drawings,

Figure 1 represents the bearing in axial section, the difference however in widths of the inner and the outer: ring being exaggerated. Fig. 2 represents an axial section of a pair of bearings made according to my invention and mounted upon a portion of a shaft shown in elevation, the relative difi'erence between the rings of these bearings being also exaggerated.

in which a pair of bearings such as those illustratedin Fig. 2 may be mounted on a shaft, and

i Fig. 4 is an elevation partly in axial sec tion of a machine which may be used for pro? ducing the bearings of this invention.

For the purpose of stabilizing a rotary part, for instance a high speed spindle, it has been proposed to mount the spindle or other part on a pair of ball bearings disposed side by side and by placing shims between either the inner or the outer rings and clamping the unshimmed rings together. taking up not only incidental looseness and alsoany capability of yielding under such loads as the part is expected to place on the bearings. Others to accomplish this result have resorted to lappin the meeting side faces of the inner or the outer rings of a pair of bearas ings an amount calculated to be suiiicient to give the desired effect. Both of these practices are but work-shop expedients of uncertain value, not only in the original assembly of. the machine, but more especiall in reassembly whenever the machine is ta en apart.

Assuming that a shim of the requisite thickness were originally selected or that the reuisite amount were. lapped of? the rings, there is no assurance that the original shim Fig. 3 illustrates .the eight difi'erent ways- Will be replaced, or that the bearings will be placed together in the original order.

The eight different ways in which a pair of bearm s may be assembled on a shaft is illustrated in Fig. 3, and will be described more in detail later in this specification. I

The bearing made in accordance with my invention isillustrated in exaggerated form in Figure 1. This bearing is shown comprising an outer rin 5, which will be assumed to he of standard A. E. dimensions, and an inner ring 6 which upon each side of the center line 7 of the ring and of the race groove 8 is narrower than the outer ring by an amount in excess of the S. A. E. tolerance.

The bearing/ is represented of the deep groove single row onrad type in which the series of balls 9 has a rather close fit. While the sides a a of'the outer rin I 5 are shown disposed considerably outwar 1y of the sides I) b of the inner race 6, in practice the amount of diflerence will be measured within a few ten thousandths of an inch. While the drawn ings shows the inner ring as the narrower, it is perfectly obvious that for difi'erent styles of mountin than that shown in Fig. 2, it may be desira le to make the inner ring the wider.

. I purpose so manufacturing these rings inquantities that it will re uire the a plication of the same amount of orce to bring either of the respective sides of the narrower ring into the plane of the corresponding side 01E the wider ring in each of the bearings, so that when any two of these bearings, are taken at random from the mass, indiscriminately or.

interchangeably placed upon a shaft in any one of the ei ht possible relative positions, upon the app ication of predetermined pressure to the narrower rings, the wider rings will be clamped together and the narrower rings caused to meet; the balls of each set assuming angular contact with its associated rings and being under a predetermined amount of compression, the side faces of both inner rings and of both outer rings-meeting on a common plane.

Y The amount removed or to be removed from the side of a mug 1s not measuredby a certain fixed reduction in the width of the ring at its respective sides, as compared with the width of the corresponding. sides of the other ring, but by the pressure or force necessary to bring the ground side of the ring to the plane of the corresponding side of the other ring.

\Vhen both sides of the similar rings of a pair of bearings are reduced to such an extent that the same pressure is necessaryto bring each of the ground sides to the plane of the corresponding side of the other ring of that hearing, then one may be assured that the members of this pair can be matched or mated in any one of the possible permutations. My invention goes further than this; any hear ng will match and mate with any other bearing having the same size and pressure displacement factor.

The advantage of this to the user is not only ease in reassembly but the possibihty of replacing one bearing of a pair with another which will function correctly.

A pair of bearings made in accordance with my invention are shown mountedppon the journal 10 of a shaft 11, which Journal is shown as of reduced diameter, a shoulder 12 resulting from such reduction. The inner rings 14 and 15 of the pair of bearings are represented as being the narrower rings and these are mounted on the journal 10, the ring 14 being pressed against the shoulder 12 and the ring 15 pressed against such ring 14 by means of a nut 16 engaging the screw thread 17 formed on the journal 10. The outer rings 18 and 19 are shown pressed together and the balls of each row 20 and 21 having oppogsitely inclined oblique contact lines represented by the dotted lines 22 and 28.

When a pair of similar bearings made in accordance with my invention are mounted as shown in ,Fig. 2, a predetermined amount of pressurefrom the nut 16 reacting against the shoulder 12 is required to bring the meeting faces of the narrower rings 14 and 15 together and into the common plane upon which the faces of the wider rings 1819 meet.

Any two similar bearings having the same pressure displacement factor can be taken at random and mounted together on a shaft. The diagram of Fig. 3 shows in its positions Numbers I to VIII the positions in which a pair of similar bearings A. and B may be interchangeably and reversibly mounted upon a shaft such as that shown in Fig.2. After the bearings have originally been selected and mounted and it becomes necessary to disassemble them or to remove one for replacement by another s1m1lar bearing, 1t is not necessary that the bearings be assembled in any given relation one to the other because they may be assembled in any one of the possible positions. While it is possible to manufacture the bearin s in uantit in several different wa s yet I have found it expedient to adopt the method of assembling the bearing, that is, the rings and set of balls and a retainer, and while holding one ring against axial displacement,- apply the predetermined amount of ressure to the other ring in an axial direc-, ion and grind its protruding side face into the plane of the side face of the ring which is held against movement, then reverse the ring and pursue the same method with the other side. It will then be possible to mount together a pair of bearings according to this invention whether they are made atthe same time or at different times or at different places.

In carrying out this method I have found the apparatus illustrated in Fig. 4 to be of considerable assistance. Broadly, the parts of the mechanism of interest comprise a head 25 having a pair of bearing housings 2626 in which is mounted a rotary spindle 27 shown as driven by means of a belt pulley 28. The front end of the spindle carries a chuck plate 29 which has a bore 30 slightly larger than the outer diameter of the outer ring of the hearing which is to be held. Such outer ring is held in position-by means of a releasable screw threaded member 31, which has an inwardly flaring face 32 adapted to engage the usual chamfer at the edge. of the outer ring (See 33 Figure 1). The bore of the inner ring of the bearing is shown as having a close fit with the hub portion 34 of the back plate 35 of the chuck, the side face of the inner ring resting against the face of this plate 35.

After the hearing has been mounted'in the chuck a predetermined amount of pressure is applied to the inner ring and it is forced to ward the right hand side in Fig. 4 against the resistance of the balls, the outer ring he lng forced against the face 32. This will use the side face of the inner ring to extend outwardly beyond the side face of the outer ring, whereupon a suitable lapping or grinding wheel will be applied for reducing such outwardly protruding face of the inner ring. A suitable gauging device will be employed for indicating when the inner ring has been ground to the plane of the outer ring.

The means illustrated for aplpl 'nlg e ac s1 epressure is a rod 36 attached to t of the plate 35 and extending through the spindle 27 at the rear end of the machine where it fits in a socket of a block 37 having screw threaded connection with a nut 38 mounted for rotation on an extension 39 of the shaft 27, but held from longitudinal movement in relation thereto by means of a combined radial and thrust bearing 40. The nut member 38 is provided with gear teeth 41 which mesh with a pinion 42 carried by a removable key 43. The amount of pressure will be measured by means of some suitable gauge'represented at 44. While the spindle 27 is at rest the operator applies the key 43 turning the pinion 42and the nut 38 until the rod 36 forces the plate 35 and the inner ring mounted upon such plate and on the hub 34 forward under the predetermined desired than the other,

tostate in this patent application a table of pressures to be ap plied to the respective rings inrgrinding or apping one to be narrower since this will have to be determined not only for each size of hearing but for each particular kind of service which each size of bearing is intended to perform. it will also be obvious that various other means may be employed for carrying out the method of manufacturing the bearings.

Having described my invention, 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An anti-friction bearing, comprising an outer race ring, an inner race ring, and a series of rolling elements uniting these into a self-contained handling unit, one of the rings being narrower on each side than the other ring by such an amount that the application of the same amount of force will be required to bring eithei of the respective sides of the narrower ring into the, plane of the corresponding side of the wider ring.

2. An anti-friction bearing, comprising an outer and an inner ring, such rings being formed with deep grooved ball races, and a series of balls mounted in the races, one of the rings being narrower on each side than the other ring by such an amount that the application of the same amount of force will be required to bring either of the respective sides of the narrower ring into the plane of the corresponding side of the widerring.

3. A plurality of ball bearings, each comprising an outer and an inner ring, such rings eing formed with deep grooved ball races, and a series of balls mounted in the races, the inner rings of the respective bearings being narrower on each side than the outer rings by such an amount that the application of the same amount of force will be required to bring either of the respective sides of the inner ring of any bearing of the group into the plane of the corresponding side of the outer ring of the same hearing.

at. A hearing mounting comprising two similar anti-friction bearings mounted side by side and each comprising or embodying an outer race ring, an inner race ring, and a series'of rolling elements uniting these into a self-contained handling unit, one of the rings of each bearing being narrower on each side than the other ring of the same bearing by such an amount that the application of the same amount of force will be required to bring either of the respective sides of the narrower ring into the plane of the corresponding side of the wider ring, and releasable means for applying a predetermined axial pressure to opposite sides of the narrower rings for clamping these together.

5. A hearing mounting comprising two similar anti-friction bearings mounted side by side and each comprising or embodying an'outer race ring, an inner race ring,and a means for applying a predetermined axial pressure to the opposite sides of the narrower rings for forcing the said narrower sides forced into engagement one with the other.

6. A bearingmounting comprising two similar deep groove annular type ball bearings interchangeably and reversibly" mounted side by side, the rings having plane radial side faces, one of the rings of each bearing being narrower on each side than the other ring of the same hearing by such an amount that the a plication of the same amount of force will?) e required to bring either of the respective sides of the narrower ring into the plane of the corresponding side of the wider ring, and releasable means for applying a predetermined axial pressure for clamping the rings together, both inner rings and both outer rings meeting on a common plane.

7. A bearing mounting comprising two similar deep groove annular type ball bearings mounted side by side, the rings having plane radial side faces, one of the rings of each bearing being narrower at least on one side than the other ring of the same hearing by such an amount that the application of the same amount of force will be required to bring the narrower side of each of such rings into the plane of the corresponding side of the wider ring, the bearings being mounted With the said narrower sides in engagement, both inner rings and both outer rings meeting on a common lane, and means for appl ing a predetermined axial pressure to tlie opposite sides of the narrower rings.

8. An anti-friction bearing composed of an inner and an outer ring, such rings having plane radial side faces and being formed with deep grooved ball races, a set of balls mounted in such races, the planes of the side faces of one of such rings, when the bearing is free of axial load, lying inwardly of the planes of the side faces of the other ring, whereby when two such bearings are mounted side by side and the narrower rings are clamped together by a predetermined amount of axial pressure the balls of each set assume such positions that the bearings become angular contact in type.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 21st day 

